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In this paper, a multi-objective model is proposed to minimize energy consumption and total completion time, and to maximize reliability on a single machine. In this problem, jobs arrive over time, and their release dates ...

Pricing is a key activity in determining any firm's profit in a supply chain due to the competitive nature of markets. Consequently, modeling the relation between marketing and manufacturing departments in a manufacturing ...

In this paper, we analyze a distribution problem at a bakery company in Istanbul, Turkey. The bakery wants to distribute products with the available fleets of trucks, while maintaining balance in workload between different ...

This paper presents an active learning approach implemented in the Supply Chain Management (SCM) course. In this course, the fundamentals of supply chain and logistics, drivers of supply chain performance and analytical ...

THE healthcare sector of the U.S rose to compromise about 18% of the nation's GDP in 2010. In meeting patient needs healthcare organizations spend nearly $8.8 billion each year on energy. To achieve energy reduction, the ...

The interest in the energy management is found in every sector of the economy. This is true of the commercial sector which includes the healthcare industry. The focus of this study is on estimating the overhead energy ...

The United States healthcare spending was about $7,681 per resident and accounted for 16.2% of the nation's GDP in 2008 and rose to compromise about 18% of the nation's GDP by 2010. As healthcare sector continues to grow ...

Electrospun micro and nanofibers produced via
electrospinning method were used for the sound absorption
purposes. Polymers were initially dissolved in
dimethyleformamide (DMF) or ethanol with a ratio of 80:20
and ...

Flexible magnetic nanocomposite fibers
were produced by electrospinning method using a
polymeric solution containing poly(acrylonitrile) and
magnetite nanoparticles. Magnetic nanoparticles (~10
nm) were prepared by a ...

The research, development and teaching of nanofiber fabrication and characterization have
recently gained much attention due to their unique properties and potential applications in
various fields, such as medical, ...

Electrospinning is a novel process of producing sub-micron and nano-sized fibers that
consist of higher physical properties (e.g., surface area, porosity and flexibility). In a typical
electrospinning process, a jet is ...

This paper presents a new due date driven Material Handling Rule Priority Index for material handling equipment
scheduling strategy. The development of an agent based material handling equipment control strategy using ...

Agent based manufacturing systems are being developed to model and develop control strategies. Material handling systems when modeled as part of agent based system require new strategies for bidding. This paper describes ...

Global competition created multinational supply
chains where raw materials from different countries are
manufactured in a country, marketed in another, and
consumed by consumers in different countries so that cost ...

In this paper, we propose a toll pricing framework for a stochastic multimode tra±c assignment
problem. This model assumes that there are two types of users on the network: those who have
information about the network ...

In earlier work a toll pricing framework for congestion
pricing has been developed for both fixed and elastic
demand traffic assignment models as an alternative to traditional
marginal social cost pricing. Within the ...

This paper describes and evaluates a multi-objective generation expansion model that includes aspects such as
incorporation of four objectives to generate the expansion alternatives, importance given to renewable ...

In this paper, we propose a framework to characterize the energy consumption of machines and their subcomponents
(e.g., spindle, coolant pump, controller, heater, hydraulic system in injection molding machine, motors in ...

Adapting changes to satisfy demand is a must for any firm to survive in competitive environment. Changes narrate foremost to manufacturing environment which are dynamic and stochastic. In any job shop environment, material ...